Artificial smoke cigarette
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1. A nebulizer apparatus comprising:
- a housing,an air passage into the housing,a fog generator chamber within the housing connected to the air passage,a liquid source connected to the fog generating chamber, anda fog generator within the fog generating chamber for receiving liquid from the liquid source and creating an aerosol.
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Abstract
An artificial cigarette, inhaler or other nebulizer device may include a housing, an air passage into the housing, a fog generator chamber within the housing connected to the air passage, a liquid source connected to the fog generating chamber, and a fog generator within the fog generating chamber for receiving liquid from the liquid source and creating an aerosol. The fog generator may be an ultrasonic nebulizer and/or a pneumatic nebulizer.
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1. A nebulizer apparatus comprising:
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a housing, an air passage into the housing, a fog generator chamber within the housing connected to the air passage, a liquid source connected to the fog generating chamber, and a fog generator within the fog generating chamber for receiving liquid from the liquid source and creating an aerosol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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19. An artificial cigarette apparatus comprising:
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a housing, an air passage into the housing, a fog generator chamber within the housing connected to the air passage, a liquid source connected to the fog generating chamber, a fog generator within the fog generating chamber for receiving liquid from the liquid source and creating an aerosol, a baffle for preventing large aerosol droplets from exiting the fog generating chamber, a fog chamber valve for closing the fog generating chamber during exhalation into the nebulizer apparatus, one or more aerosol exits connected to the air passage for directing exhaled air out of the nebulizer apparatus, and one or more valves for closing the one or more aerosol exits during inhalation and opening the one or more aerosol exits during exhalation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A nebulizer method comprising:
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providing a nebulizer apparatus comprising a housing, an air passage into the housing, a fog generator chamber within the housing connected to the air passage, a liquid source connected to the fog generating chamber, and a fog generator within the fog generating chamber for receiving liquid from the liquid source and creating an aerosol, fluidly contacting the air passage with a user’
s mouth,inhaling through the nebulizer apparatus, and wherein the inhaling activates the fog generator. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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